Ebola outbreak ‘growing faster, ⁠⁠wider’ as DRC death toll passes 2,500

Efforts to control the outbreak have also been complicated by the lack of a vaccine for the rare Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, which causes severe haemorrhagic fever.

The official called for more funds to be put to work to try to control the spread, noting that the existing pool of money will run out within weeks.

The UN official warned the epidemic could spread to neighbouring countries without a ramped-up response and urged more staffing and resources to reach remote areas.